Showboat Drive-In
23901 N. Chrisman Road,
Tracy,
CA
95304
23901 N. Chrisman Road,
Tracy,
CA
95304
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The Showboat Drive-In was opened the week of April 18, 1950. This drive-in was closed on October 1, 1956 with Henry Fonda in “The Grapes of Wrath” & Charley Grapwin in “Tobacco Road”. Car capacity at that time was 500.
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Approx. address for this drive-in was 23901 South Chrisman Rd, Tracy, CA 95304.
The location is essentially behind where the Chevron gas station and convenience store is currently located, at the corner of 11th Street and Chrisman Road.
ADD: The zip code should actually 95304, as JWMovies noted. It was in the Banta end of town.
A more accurate address (at least for Google) is 23901 North Chrisman Road, Tracy, CA 95304. Today, a small industrial park with a series of businesses occupies the property.
There is no trace of the drive-in remaining. http://tinyurl.com/ztx8z2w
Boxoffice, May 12, 1951: “The Showboat Drive-In at Tracy has been purchased by Mrs. Ada and M. Rosenberg, owners of the Grand and Arlon theatres in Tracy, from five partners, Vincent Trains, Robert Byers, Charles Gubser, Stewart Fletcher and Alex Balanesi.”
The Showboat Drive-In opened on the week of April 18th, 1950, and listings stopped in 1957. Grand opening ad posted.
It appears that the Showboat’s last show was Oct. 1, 1956. The double feature was “The Grapes of Wrath” and “Tobacco Road.” Five days later, Boxoffice noted, “The Showboat Drive-In at Tracy was closed indefinitely October 1 by Principal Theatres”
The Showboat continued to host Easter sunrise services for a few years. The 1959 announcements called it the former Showboat Drive-In.